Changing JButton color After Applying L&F

Asked Nov 12 '13 at 05:59

Active Nov 12 '13 at 06:10

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Is it possible to change jbutton color after applying the system default L&F? I've used this code in my main method before applying color changes:

try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException
       | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException e1) {
    e1.printStackTrace();
}

Unfortunately, the button appears as the default grey color, even after specifically setting the background color in this class:

public class ProperButton extends JButton {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -5613675445790470261L;

     public ProperButton(String label) {
         super(label);
         this.setBackground(new Color(111, 111, 111));
     }

}

edited Nov 12 '13 at 06:10

StanislavL

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asked Nov 12 '13 at 05:59

Dylan Katz

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This is dependent on the LAF. If the LAF doesn't let you set the background color of a button then you can't. – Radiodef Nov 12 '13 at 06:00
in windows it not work – subash Nov 12 '13 at 06:02
what could be an alternative? – Dylan Katz Nov 12 '13 at 06:03
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Your code works, it just doesn't effect the main "content" area of the button. In my testing it filled the around outside of the button – MadProgrammer Nov 12 '13 at 06:14
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Some alternatives are examined [here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/3420431/230513). – trashgod Nov 12 '13 at 07:32
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http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/javax/swing/JComponent.html#setOpaque(boolean) – Holger Nov 12 '13 at 09:08

Changing JButton color After Applying L&F

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